India records 2,119 new coronavirus cases, active case count drops to nearly 25,000

With a single-day rise of 2,119 new infections, India's coronavirus tally now stands at 4,46,38,636, with the number of active cases dropping to 25,037, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday.

The death toll climbed to 5,28,953 in the last 24 hours, with 10 fatalities - including five deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated.

The five new fatalities reported in the 24 hours are one each from Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Punjab and West Bengal.

Active cases comprise 0.06% of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has increased to 98.76%, the health ministry said.

The daily positivity rate was recorded at 1.13%. The weekly positivity rate was recorded at 0.97%, according to the health ministry.

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,40,84,646, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.18%.

According to the ministry, 219.50 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive.

with agency inputs